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Today I have a lil nugget for any budget builders. This puppy is an Odyssey block classic, a solid archetype for anyone looking to have a decent deck at a very playable economy. That archetype is blue-green madness. My version plays for threshold, which is usually attainable for a deck that likes to chomp on its own hand. Without further ado, budget blue-green threshold madness:

counterspell to monkey wrench your opponent's strategy. I’ve beat for six per turn just by swinging with a double Aqua or Aqua plus Mongrel and feeding a card to them both. It’s surprisingly effective.

is a very good card for this deck. It usually ends up in the graveyard and becomes a 6/6 for four mana. Though vulnerable to creature removal or bounce, otherwise it becomes a two-turn Armageddon Clock

’s value is immense. The Winds may win you a game on occasion by netting you threshold by turn three. But this means you must miss creature drops in order to smoosh your graveyard, so exercise caution. These Winds may be reduced to one lucky copy. The playtest has been iffy. Now a sideboard:

and a gambit card. That card is an open pitch to readers. Remember I don’t play with anything beyond ninth edition or Kamigawa unless it’s really good and obvious. I also construct 'deck styles' based on colors. For this deck, Misty Rainforest